Jessica Vaughn

Jessica Vaughn is an Associate Professor of Painting at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, and served as a Visiting Critic at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania in 2022. Her artistic practice critically engages with materials and images through sculpture, drawing, video, and photography, focusing on labor and architectural themes.

Education:

• B.H.A. from Carnegie Mellon University
• M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania
• Participant, Whitney Independent Study Program
• Participant, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

Vaughn's research explores the political and social dimensions of art through the lens of labor and architecture. Her interdisciplinary methodology combines material experimentation with critical theory, interrogating how everyday objects and built environments encode power structures. She employs photography, sculpture, and video to deconstruct systemic inequities in spatial and labor practices.

Her significant achievements include:

• Canadian Centre for Architecture Fellowship (2022)
• Creative Capital Award (2021)
• Graham Foundation Research Grant (2019)

Vaughn has exhibited internationally at major institutions including Kunstverein Dusseldorf, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pace Gallery, and Museum Bellpark. Her 2021 artist book published by Printed Matter Inc. extends her conceptual investigations into material politics and institutional critique.